Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
This report describes the case of a woman with Chagas' cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricular dysfunction and persistent left superior vena cava who presented with episodes of syncope without prodromes and who was referred for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Despite this venous anomaly,...
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| author | Lucas Hollanda, MD, MSc Ricardo Sobral, MD Christian Luize, MD William Carvalho, RN Marcel Carvalho, MD Luiz Passos, MD, PhD |
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| description | This report describes the case of a woman with Chagas' cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricular dysfunction and persistent left superior vena cava who presented with episodes of syncope without prodromes and who was referred for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Despite this venous anomaly, electrodes were safely positioned in suitable locations. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f243cfa42c5a459da6a099d7f58c42a22022-12-21T22:08:27ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492019-10-0113387390Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena CavaLucas Hollanda, MD, MSc0Ricardo Sobral, MD1Christian Luize, MD2William Carvalho, RN3Marcel Carvalho, MD4Luiz Passos, MD, PhD5Address for correspondence: Dr. Lucas Hollanda, Department of Electrophysiology, Ana Nery Hospital, Saldanha Marinho St S/N-Caixa D’água, Salvador-Bahia 40320-010, Brazil.; Electrophysiology Department, Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, BrazilElectrophysiology Department, Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, BrazilElectrophysiology Department, Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, BrazilElectrophysiology Department, Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, BrazilElectrophysiology Department, Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, BrazilElectrophysiology Department, Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, BrazilThis report describes the case of a woman with Chagas' cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricular dysfunction and persistent left superior vena cava who presented with episodes of syncope without prodromes and who was referred for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Despite this venous anomaly, electrodes were safely positioned in suitable locations. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919302864cardiac resynchronizationChagas’ diseasecoronary sinus |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Hollanda, MD, MSc Ricardo Sobral, MD Christian Luize, MD William Carvalho, RN Marcel Carvalho, MD Luiz Passos, MD, PhD Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava JACC: Case Reports cardiac resynchronization Chagas’ disease coronary sinus |
| title | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava |
| title_full | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava |
| title_fullStr | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava |
| title_short | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Chagasic Patient With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava |
| title_sort | cardiac resynchronization therapy in a chagasic patient with persistent left superior vena cava |
| topic | cardiac resynchronization Chagas’ disease coronary sinus |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919302864 |
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